How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph) or (Chapter.Line)
Quote #1
"Stir a whisker, Lungri, and I ram the Red Flower down thy gullet!" [Mowgli] beat Shere Khan over the head with the branch and the tiger whimpered and whined in an agony of fear. (1.136)
Yikes, Mowgli is fearless. Would you whack a tiger in the face with a flaming stick?
Quote #2
"Is there anything in the Jungle too little to be killed?" (3.3)
Mowgli isn't safe in the jungle just because he's a child. In fact, his kid status makes him even more vulnerable to animals, who love an easy victim.
Quote #3
"Better he should be bruised from head to foot by me who love him than that he should come to harm through ignorance." (3.5)
Baloo shows his love and discipline through a few "love taps" he administers to Mowgli when he misbehaves. Better a tap from Baloo than being hurt by an animal that means him harm.